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GERMANY. 50 Pfennig. (Ae-Ni. 3.50g/18mm). 1950. Karlsruhe G. Bank Deutscher Länder. (Km#104). Extremely Fine.

The Deutsches Bank for the Federal States (BdL) was founded in Frankfurt in March 1948 and assumed the central function of monetary policy in the British and American zones after World War II. Later, in 1948, the French zone and its regional central banks also joined. Until 1951, it was subject to the instructions of the Western Allies and from then on was formally independent, even from the federal governments. It wasn't until 1957 that the Deutsches Bank for the Federal States was replaced by the Bundesbank. The appearance in the legend of the name of the Bank and not the country (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) is a significant difference from other coins from the same years and even mints. However, this fact does not make this coin unusual, but rather the fact that the 1950 mintage from the Karlsruhe mint seems never to have been issued, and its minting was due to an error, intentional or not, by one or more officials at that mint.

Zipper bag(80x120mm).

20g